This 1999 statistical report was the second in a series of IOM reports providing a description of the migration trends in the 12 CIS countries. The report provides statistical data on flows of migrants,asylum seekers and displaced persons among the CIS countries, and beyond the region. This edition updates the 1996 CIS Migration Report and discusses developments of the respective official migration policies and programmes up to early 1998.

The third CIS/EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia) report was published in 2002.